Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-12

the things that press us down.
What to John Wesley are i'll the
mohsthat howled after him7 What
to Voltaire are the nations that APP
plaudcd him7 What TO Paul now,
he dungeon that chilled him7-
What 10 Latimer now. the flames
that consumed him? All those who
through the grace Of Christ reach
that land, will never he disturbed.
None to dispute their throne, they
shall reign forever and ever. But,
alas, for those who have made no
preparations for the future! When
the Sharp-shod hoofs of eternal dis
aSter come up painting and swift to
so over them, how will they con
tend with horses? And when the
waves of their wretchcdncSS rise
upswiite and toamy, under the
Swooping of eternal storms, and
the pillows become more wrathinl
and dash more high, oh. What will
they do .amii the swelling Of Jor
DAMP
If | could come into yonr heart
this moment woul,l see hat mal,y
Of you, my dear friends, had vowed
to be the Lords. know not What
sickness it was, or what trial. but |
verify believe there is not Il ma" in
the house but has sometime vowed
lie would he the Lords. It might
have been at the Tune when your
child lay sick, you said: ooh. Lord, i.
thou wilt let this child get we'll |
VIII he Christian" Oril might
have been N some business trouble
wien YOU llavc said: so, Lord, ii
.@tliou wilt let me keep m, property,
l will he a Chastian.n Y"n kept
Nom property, your Child got well,
tic peril passed. Are yona Chris
rian9 History says hat long ago
it had been announced that tho
world was coming TO an end, and
there WAS SieHt excitement i'll Lon
den. 1t WAS said that the world
vuuld perish on Il certain Friday.
On Tuesday, Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, the people were III
the cathedral praying aud weeping.
1t seemcd IS If he whole English
nation WAS being converted to God,
for it was announced as certain by
philosophers that on that coming
Friday the world would PERISH
Friday came and there were no
orlcntS, no fires i'll the ar, no
earthquakes. The day passed along
Just like every other day, and when
il WAS past and the night came, 1t
is said that in London there wits Il
scene Of rot, and was>all, and
Drunkenness, and dcbauci ely such
us had never leen Witnessed. They
forgot then vow, they forgot their
repentance, they forget their good
resolutions. q how much hunan
r;gitirr in that! While trials and
n,isloltrnes cotne TO Us, AMI we are
lown deep in darkness aud trou-
bic we make vows. We say: 80
Lord. do so, and l will do so. The
darkness passes Tie peril goes
away. We are as. we were before,
or worse: for CHI. how often have /
seen men Start for the kingdom of
Of God, come up to wilMnsarln'S
Teach of it. and then 60 back far
lhcr from God than they ever were
before, dropping irom the very H'o
,ncntui their privilege into dark
ness forever. Oh. how nnsrateful
we have been! Do you know how
much God has done for yon and
for NE! Have You never felt til
How much He did for you to day!
WHO spread the table for your
Who watched you last night? Who
has been kind and good to louall
Year lite long? Oh, how migrate
iul we have been! Methinks the
goodness of God ought to lead this
Mole audience to repentance. l
know not Your individual history.
Some of you 1 never saw before,
!, me y, YOU | willncver see again;
lut | know that COG has been good
tvyou. What return lave you
made! 1'iicle was II steamer Oh one
CT the western lakes heavily laden
With passengers, and there WAS a
little child who stood by the side
Of the taifrail, leaning over and
watching the water, when she lost
Ter balance and dropped down III
10 the waves. lie lake was very
Tough. The mother cried: Save
my child! Save my chId!'' There
seemed none disposed 10 leap INTO
The water. There Was Newtound-
land deg on deck. He looked up
in his masters face, as ii,tOr orders.
His master said: TRAY, overheard,
catch 'emw The dog sprang into
the water, caught the child by the
garments, and swain back to the
steamer. The Child was picked up
by loving hands, the dog wis lifted
Oh deck, and the mother ere she
Jalntcd awayin utter thanksgiving
10 that dog, threw her arms around
its neck and kissed il; but the deg
shock himself off from her embrace
and went and laid down us though
he had accomplished nothing
Shall IL mother be grateful TO Il dog
that saves her child, and be lln-
grateful to the Son of God, who,
from the heights OF heaven; plung
ed into the depths of darkness aud
suffering and woe that lie might